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A list of the names of the partners of Baillie Gifford & Co, a Scottish partnership, is open to inspection at their principal place of business, Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN, Scotland, UK.

Baillie Gifford & Co is an investment management firm and provides investment management services to a wide range of clients and the Baillie Gifford Group companies.

Baillie Gifford OEICS and Canadian collective investment fund are managed by Baillie Gifford & Co Limited, which is wholly owned by Baillie Gifford & Co. Baillie Gifford & Co Limited is also the manager and secretary to the investment trusts featured on this website. Investment trusts are UK public companies and are not authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Baillie Gifford Investment Trust Share Plans and ISAs are managed by Baillie Gifford Savings Management Limited which is wholly owned by Baillie Gifford & Co. ISAs are only available to UK residents. By requesting information on these you are warranting that you are a resident of the United Kingdom.

Baillie Gifford Services Limited is wholly owned by Baillie Gifford & Co. It provides resource to Baillie Gifford group entities and is the legal entity through which Baillie Gifford & Co provides administrative services outside of the UK.

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited provides investment management and advisory services to non-UK clients. Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited is wholly owned by Baillie Gifford & Co. It is registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is a member of the National Futures Association in the United States of America and the Financial Services Board in South Africa. Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited is also registered in Canada as a portfolio manager and exempt market dealer with the Ontario Securities Commission its principal regulator. The portfolio manager registration is also passported into Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador while its exempt market dealer registration is passported across all Canadian provinces and territories. Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited is also licensed with the Financial Services Commission in South Korea as a cross border Discretionary Investment Manager and Non-discretionary Investment Adviser.

Baillie Gifford International LLC is wholly owned by Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited and is the legal entity through which Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited provides client servicing and marketing functions in North America. Baillie Gifford International LLC is incorporated in the State of Delaware, USA as a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. Baillie Gifford International LLC is registered in the State of Delaware with the Division of Corporations, with file number 4017513, c/o Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. EIN No: 98-0473976. The UK Head Office is at Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN.

Baillie Gifford Funds Services LLC is wholly owned by Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited and is responsible for the distribution of securities in North America. Baillie Gifford Funds Services LLC is incorporated in the State of Delaware, USA, as a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. Baillie Gifford Funds Services LLC is registered in the State of Delaware with the Division of Corporations, with file number 5482323, c/o Corporation Services Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. EIN No: 37-1753581. The UK Head Office is at Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN. The UK Establishment Registered Number is FC031788. Baillie Gifford Funds Services LLC is an Appointed Representative of Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (FRN 658926).

Baillie Gifford Investment Management (Europe) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited. It does not currently carry out any business, but it is intended that it shall provide investment management services to clients in Europe and investment management services to the Baillie Gifford Worldwide Funds plc. It is incorporated in Ireland as a limited liability company under the Companies Act 2014, with registration number 625892.

Baillie Gifford IT Services (Poland) sp. z o.o is a wholly owned by Baillie Gifford Services Limited and provides IS development and other IT services to the Baillie Gifford group entities. It is incorporated in Poland as a limited liability company under Polish Code of Commercial Companies, with registration number KRS: 0000711392.

Mitsubishi UFJ Baillie Gifford Asset Management Limited (registered number SC122044) is a joint venture between Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation in Japan. The company was originally set-up in 1989 as a vehicle for Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited to manage money from the then Toyo Trust Bank. In 1998 the venture developed and Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited began giving Toyo Trust Bank (later renamed Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation after corporate activity in Japan) investment advice which they use as they deem fit in investing their own institutional clients’ monies. It is incorporated in Scotland as a private limited company, with registration number SC122044.

Baillie Gifford Life Limited is wholly owned by Baillie Gifford & Co.

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